Question

match each civil war battles with its outcome.
battle of antietam battle of chancellorsville battle of gettysburg
union army victory confederate army victory

Explanation:

• The Battle of Antietam (1862) was a Union victory. It was the bloodiest single - day battle in American history. It halted Robert E. Lee's first invasion of the North and gave President Abraham Lincoln the confidence to issue the Emancipation Proclamation.
• The Battle of Chancellorsville (1863) was a Confederate victory. General Robert E. Lee's forces defeated a larger Union army. However, the Confederacy suffered a significant loss with the mortal wounding of General Stonewall Jackson.
• The Battle of Gettysburg (1863) was a Union victory. It was a turning point in the Civil War. Lee's second invasion of the North was repelled, and the Confederate army suffered heavy losses that it never fully recovered from.

Answer:

• Union Army Victory: Battle of Antietam, Battle of Gettysburg
• Confederate Army Victory: Battle of Chancellorsville